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by jacobwilliamroy 1017 days ago
God I wish we could go back and do 1991 again. Unfortunately time travel is impossible so I need to stop ruminating on it.
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mnky9800n 1017 days ago
1999 my friend. That's when Boris Yeltsin gave up democracy to Putin. Think of the Russia that could have come from before that decision.
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fractallyte 1017 days ago
That was the Russia that invaded Chechnya and committed horrific atrocities, bordering on genocide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Chechen_War
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mnky9800n 1016 days ago
As terrible as that war was, I really don't think that compares to the changes that occurred post 1999, the freedoms that were lost, nor the casualties that are a direct responsibility of Putin.
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